Court: Man convicted of kidnapping Liberty woman

A 21-year-old undocumented immigrant living in Liberty was found guilty of kidnapping following a three-day trial, according to information from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Juan Carlos Saucedo-Meza was convicted Thursday of the kidnapping of a woman in Liberty on August 24, 2018.

The two were later found in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Saucedo-Meza was indicted on September 5, 2018 and is still facing charges of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping in Jefferson County.